How to search the complete drive/directory for file containing specific string faster?
Issue
- What is the fastest way to find a file that matches a specific text/string on the entire drive/directory?
- Tried
grep -Randfindcommands but both take a very long time, what is the best way to find?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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